Tips for reluctant readers

Published on: 07 November 2016
Author: Cressida Cowell

The incomparable author and illustrator Cressida Cowell, creator of the How to Train Your Dragonand The Wizards of Onceuniverses, became our fourteenth Writer in Residence back in 2016. In this blog Cressida spoke about engaging reluctant readers.

It can be hard to engage reluctant readers with books and reading. Books can seem like something quite boring to children compared to something quite visual like television, so you need to choose books that'll excite them. The most important thing is getting a child excited in reading, whatever it is.

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Every six months, BookTrust appoints a new Writer in Residence (or Writer-Illustrator in Residence) to write blogs, run competitions and give us their own unique perspective on the world of children's books.